cons.
A data structure in Lisp that is a pair of pointers, car and cdr, used mainly for lists.
Meaning & usage
A data structure in Lisp that is a pair of pointers, car and cdr, used mainly for lists.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of construct.
To obtain a list from a cons or a nesting of conses; to prepend an element to a list by forming a cons of that element and the list; to obtain a list from a smaller one by repeated application of such kind of prepending.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of construct.
plural of con
third-person singular simple present indicative of con
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